May 11. Large fires destroy about 100 buildings in two villages near Wilno. W: Tygodnik Przegląd]. In several Polish cities and towns, the National Running Day is celebrated to commemorate the, May 18. 4000), in Lwów Pogon beats Wisła Kraków 2-1, and in Warsaw, Warszawianka beats Warta Poznań 2-1 (att. The second armed service was cavalry. In an international football friendly, Poland beats in Warsaw Ireland 6-0 (att. January 16. However, these were small units. In 1921–1939, the Polish armed forces consisted of the army and navy. Games of Polish ice-hockey championship begin, This page was last edited on 16 August 2020, at 13:57. It brought Poland particularly negative effects and staggered seriously its economic, and therefore defense, foundations. On the other hand, only 70,000 Polish POWs from Wehrmacht reinforced the Polish People's Army fighting alongside the Red Army, despite the fact that probably much more Polish "Wehrmachters" were captured on the Eastern Front. In addition to the smaller formations, Radiotelegraph Regiment (Polish: Pułk Radiotelegraficzny) and Signal Training Center were created. September 19. In Warsaw, 39 communists are sentenced to several years in prison. The rapidly changing political situation in Europe in the second half of the 1930s and the growing threat of war against the Republic of Poland by Germany and the USSR resulted in the need to accelerate and complete work on the operational Plan "East" and work on the Plan "West". In 1911, on the initiative of the Zarzewie Independence Youth Organization, the Shooting Teams were created. They were created in 1914 by brigadier Józef Piłsudski. A ten-day strike in the Warsaw Opera ends, March 13. At war, it was to be reinforced with other weapons and necessary services. By contrast, in foreign policy, to reduce the potential threat for the sovereignty of the Republic of Poland, the aspirations of the Polish authorities became apparent to normalize political relations with both great neighbors, however on the basis of equality and reciprocity. 3000). Cztery lata przed wojną : z dziejów gospodarki polskiej 1936-1939. Their shape, among other factors, is also a meaningful expression Altogether, 37 persons are sentenced. Stamp – Polish Army in France, Omaha, Nebraska | Pieczec centrum rekrutacyjnego w Omaha, Nebraska; Stamp - rectangular wooden base with metal on two sides and wooden knob handle at the top. April 27. From 1919, it included further departments: Personnel, Maritime Affairs (developed from the former Navy section), for Horses and Rolling Stock and Information. Its members included Tadeusz Kutaże and Władysław Bortnowski. Rail communication between Poland and Lithuania is initiated, along with the connection, April 13. In an international track and field match in. In a football friendly, the team of. December 8. A direct air connection between Warsaw and Kaunas is opened. The wz.38M rifles were manufactured by the Zbrojownia Nr. In games of the Ekstraklasa, Cracovia beats at home Ruch Chorzów 3-2 (att. October 29. Due to its intended use, artillery was divided into organic artillery of large infantry and cavalry units (the above-mentioned field artillery regiments and horse artillery squadrons) and independent artillery consisting of ten heavy artillery regiments, one heaviest artillery regiment, two mountain artillery regiments, as well as one squadron zenith artillery, as anti-aircraft artillery was then called. Four divisions and five independent cavalry brigades and three new horse artillery squadrons were created. December 22. Western betrayal is the view that the United Kingdom, France, and sometimes the United States failed to meet their legal, diplomatic, military, and moral obligations with respect to the Czechoslovak and Polish states during the prelude to and aftermath of World War II.It also sometimes refers to the treatment of other Central and Eastern European states at the time. July 30. April 24. Mass anti-German demonstrations in, August 24. In an international boxing match in Łódź, Poland beats Estonia 10-6. June 19. Rubber imprint at bottom. German military delegation visits Poland. In a matter of weeks, the new German armored divisions had shredded the Polish army, which included the largest force of horse cavalry in the world. In excellent condition. Three miners die in coal mine. In Lwów, Ukrainian rally takes place, followed by Polish counter-demonstration, October 14. Polish press informs that only 30 citizens of Poland own their private aeroplanes. On the largest scale, this action took place in the years 1937-1938 when the Polish operation of the NKVD was carried out. The first years after the May coup were a period of relatively good economic situation business. The Polish ambassador in Berlin, December 24. It encountered serious organizational and personnel difficulties. It consisted of 5 infantry divisions, 1 mountain brigade, 1 motorized cavalry brigade, 1 mountain brigade and 1 cavalry bri… Both of these positions were held by Józef Piłsudski Hence, his duties included development and control any mobilization and operational work related to the preparation for war. Street clashes during celebrations of the, May 10. Recruitment options were very convenient. On August 6, a decree of the President of the Republic of Poland was published, countersigned by the minister of military affairs, on conduct command over armed forces in peacetime and the establishment of a General Inspector Office of the Armed Forces as the Supreme Commander foreseen on time war. On June 11, 1926 he was appointed chairman Of the Central Military Council. Three Czechoslovak Airforce planes enter Polish airspace near, August 7. Read this order in front of my subordinated troops.". September 20. The Second Polish Republic, commonly known as Interwar Poland, refers to the country of Poland in the period between the two World Wars (1918–1939). However, already in 1929 the aforementioned world began economic crisis. July 28. 4000), Ruch Chorzów beats at home Cracovia 4-0 (att. Polish press informs that the total cost of, August 20. 2 (Arsenal No.2) in Warsaw (Praga). Swimming championships of Poland begin in. Therefore, most Polish cavalry brigades before 1939 were stationed in the eastern districts of the corps. Archbishop, January 9. Additional units of the Polish Army secure Polish-Czechoslovak border, September 23. Marshall Edward Rydz-Śmigły visits the. April 19. Independent cavalry brigades consisted of three cavalry regiments, a horse artillery squadron and a pioneer squadron, with the exception of 5 SBK, which had four cavalry regiments and an additional squadron of armored cars. July 29. International female lawn tennis match Poland – Czechoslovakia begins in Warsaw, August 1. A LOT plane from Warsaw to Budapest is not allowed to fly over Czechoslovakian territory. 25, item 220, as amended). Only in May 1920 in the Kielce region more than 2,000 deserters and conscripts were caught evading the service in the Polish army. Each division at the foot of peace had three infantry regiments and a field artillery regiment. Deposits of copper are found in, December 12. October 13. 4000). In the mid-1920s, the Polish Army had 6 air regiments and a naval squadron. The rifle was designed by a Polish engineer Józef Maroszek. In international lawn tennis game in Warsaw, Poland beats Germany 6-1, May 3. Following the failed assassination attempt at him in May 1926, Marshal Piłsudski began taking efforts to better control the armed forces. In the summer of 1936, work began on a plan to modernize the Polish Army. The Polish military has admitted it accidentally invaded the Czech Republic last month, but it insists its brief occupation of a small part of the country was simply a "misunderstanding." The new management sought to organize basic areas of military life, and above all to modernize its current structure and to equip the army with modern equipment. Polish press informs that construction of the new rail line, between Polish, September 15. Witold Jarno, Okręg Korpusu Wojska Polskiego nr IV Łódź 1918–1939, Łódź 2001, p. 85, [Krzysztof Wasilewski: Kto bronił Polski w 1939? November 5. June 1. Polish press informs that Soviet authorities still have not released three young Polish gliders, who had mistakenly landed in the Soviet Union during a storm on June 26, 1938. Polish media inform that Czechoslovak government closed Polish-Czechoslovak border, August 19. This flag was briefly used on military river boats by the Second Polish Republic Navy near the end of 1938 until the beginning of World War II when Poland was overrun by the Germans and the Soviets. Due to lack of passengers, all domestic LOT Polish Airlines are closed for the winter, except for the connection Warsaw – Poznań, November 5. This first plan, updated at the beginning of 1939 257, was directed against possible aggression by the USSR. Soldiers! Production was not resumed under the German occupation. In Warsaw, a delegation of Polish civil servants and bank workers presents to the Army a, December 10. Sapper troops were intended for communication and fortification works, for destroying fortifications and for miners' activities. On September 1, 1938, the Act of April 9, 1938 on universal military duty entered into force, which sanctioned the division of the Armed Forces into: "the army" (land forces) and the navy. Stamp reads, "POLISH ARMY IN FRANCE RECRUITING CENTER 4609 -11 So. The regiments were stationed in Warsaw Krakow, Poznań, Toruń, Lida and Lviv, and the squadron in Puck. In Katowice, ice-hockey tournament of four cities (Katowice, Kraków. In Warsaw, the reserve ice hockey team of Poland beats. Therefore, by decree of the President of the Republic of Poland of May 9, 1936, "On Exercise sovereignty over the armed forces and organizations of supreme military authorities in peace", issued on the basis of the provisions of the new constitution from April 1935, a State Defense Committee was created, whose tasks were they were supposed to be similar to the previous Council of State Defense. 1937 "rogatywka" field cap 03 wz. Polish Government confiscates a letter of Bishop, August 25. Polish, Army Medal of the War, 1939-45. In Stockholm, Jozef Beck meets, May 26. Signal corps were reorganized in 1929. November 30. citizens of Jewish origin)[8]. The government was dissolved on September 30, 1939, and it was the last government of the Second Polish Republic which resided in Warsaw. On September 1, 1931, the position of 2nd Staff Officer in Command 11 of the Artillery Group was abolished. 5000), AKS Chorzów beats in Chorzów Warszawianka Warszawa 3-0, and Śmigły Wilno loses at home to Pogon Lwów 0-1 (att. This position was not restored until 1938. Seventeen people are injured in a rail crash near, August 9. By contrast, Pilsudskiego's civilians supporters created a political camp called sanation.[4]. I hope that each of you can overcome yourself and get the effort to remove differences and friction, clicks and backwaters in the army, to quickly create a sense of camaraderie and facilitate work. Several prototypes and pre-production samples of his rifle were manufactured from 1936 to 1938. 3000), LKS Łódź ties at home with Wisla Kraków 0-0, Polonia Warszawa loses at home to Ruch Chorzów 0-3 (att. I take command over you at a time when the heart in every Pole beats stronger and more vividly, when the children of our land saw the sun of freedom in all its splendor. 1938 canteen 12 wz. At the end of 1925, four batteries were liquidated, and the remaining six were transformed into independent anti-aircraft artillery squadrons. Fire in the biggest Polish glass manufacturer. A clash between Czech soldiers and Poles from. 7000), in Chorzów AKS beats Polonia Warszawa 1-0 (att. The Ministry of Military Affairs (Polish: Ministerstwo Spraw Wojskowych) included specific organizational units dealing with various fields of military affairs. Section of Czechoslovakia in conformity with Munich collusion. GA's command and its subordinate units and sub-units of the Supreme Commander's Chief did not form a tactical association of the artillery (brigade or group) during both peace and war. August 10. After a Polish army order was received, small scale production began in 1938. Its main task was to delay advancing German troops and withdraw eastwards along the northern line of the Carpathians. Military Vessels: Second Polish Republic Naval Ensign for River Military Vessels 1938-1939. Military records identify individuals who served in the military or who were eligible for service. In 1937, 194,000 tourists visited the Eastern borderlands of Poland, with 66,000 of them visiting Wilno, According to the government's statistics, as for January 1, 1938, there are 44 200 motor vehicles in Poland, including 9876 motorcycles. It is believed that only about 150 rifles of this pattern were manufactured before the German invasion of Pol… In October of the same year, he was posted as a squadron reserve cadet and assigned to the 4th Air Regiment in Torun, should he be called up. The commander of the artillery group was subordinated to the First Deputy Minister of Military Affairs [1] through the head of the Artillery Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs. 24th St., Omaha, Neb." October 1. There were over 15,000 former legionnaires and over 20,000 soldiers demobilized in Russia. Even during the Polish-Bolshevik war, a camp in Jabłonna (pl) was created, in which about 1,000 soldiers and officers of Jewish descent were interned (the decision to establish it was issued on August 16, 1920, the camp operated until September 9, 1920; its creation caused an international scandal, from which Minister Sosnkowski had to explain before the Sejm and the public). On November 11, 1918, Józef Piłsudski assumed supreme power over the army as the commander-in-chief. Up for auction is a beautiful Censored Postcard cover from the Polish Post Army office in Sudetenland . Compulsory military service in the infantry lasted 18 months. November 11. He was known mainly as a designer of Polish anti-tank rifle wz.1935 "Ur". August 5. In 1910, two public organizations, Shooting Association and Towarzystwo "Strzelec", related to ZWC, were established. If you multiple ribbons, PLEASE WAIT for a combined invoice as overpaid postage can not be refunded. In the period 1926–1935, the officers of the Polish Armed Forces finally formed and stabilized, for the most part uniformly educated in Polish The growing German threat in the second half of the 1930s caused the need to coordinate the state's defense efforts. Opening of a 22-kilometer rail line. On September 17, Russia, having signed a nonaggression pact with Germany on August 23, 1939, invaded Poland from the east. Polish government demands the cession of Zaolzie. Priced to sell. Evidence that an ancestor actually served may be found in biographies or family, census, probate, civil registration, or … In the second half of 1919 there was another reorganization of the ministry. In 1924, the cavalry was renamed and reorganized. The first ceased to exist due to losses, and the second could not grow due to political considerations. A delegation of Polish Air Force, with General, August 23. In international football game, which takes place in. The school year ends in Poland. With disability - it seemed - the incurable attempts of our Nation even when they were lofty and heroic were necessarily dwarfs and unilateral. A year later, in January 1938, he became a student at the School of Aviation, where he underwent basic pilot training. Most young men were required to serve in or register for military service in Poland. The number of bicycles in Poland exceeds one million. Jan 1, 2017 - This Pin was discovered by Veronica Leigh. In a two-day track and field match in. After a Polish army order was received, a small scale production began in 1938. South of. June 15. Within the week the Polish Army was virtually defeated. [7] The army consisted of organizational units of the permanent army and organizational units of the National Defense, as well as organizational units of the Border Protection Corps. In relation to soldiers serving in artillery units, LFA had disciplinary powers of the division commander, while in relation to soldiers serving in regiments and divisions of large units of organic artillery had disciplinary powers of the division infantry commander [2], only during the fire school. Polish press announces that between mid-1935, and mid-1938, only 107 kilometres of concrete roads were built in the whole country., August 2. Sun eclipse in Kraków. In games of the Ekstraklasa, Warta Poznań ties at home 3-3 with Warszawianka (att. Soldiers of Jewish origin were treated as second-class soldiers or even suspected of disloyalty to the Polish state. November 16. A new ambassador of Romania comes to Warsaw. Following the German invasion of Poland in 1939, some Polish citizens of diverse ethnicities served in the Wehrmacht, in particular citizens from parts of Poland annexed to Germany such as Upper Silesia and Pomerania.Service in the German military was universal in nature in these areas, however assessing the number of ethnic Poles involved is difficult due to the fluidity of national identity. 1932 gas mask in a tarpaulin bag 07 personal dressing 08 leather ammo pouches 09 wz. In Gdynia, Jozef Beck meets with. It was decisions and work undertaken in in 1937 and 1938 that led to the outcome of the Battle of Britain in September 1940. Straż Graniczna was founded in 1928. 6000), in Wilno, Śmigły beats LKS Łódź 4-0 (att. Works on the. Polish press speculates about possible creation of Zaolzie Voivodeship, which besides, October 7. The next organization was Bartoszowe Teams formed in 1908 on the initiative of Wawrzyniec Dayczak. In Poznań, Polish boxing team beats France 14 -2. February 15. In games of the Ekstraklasa, Śmigły Wilno beats at home Wisla Kraków 1-0 (att. In addition, the army included aviation and organizational units of the PEC (from 1924) and the National Defense (from 1937). In a friendly football match, SK Jugoslavija beats LKS Łódź 2-0, August 3. Three members of the Wilno branch of the. August 4. June 11. First Congress of Polish Muslims begins in. September 5. Konrad Libicki becomes general manager of, August 30. Intentions in the field of modernizing the army were quite serious. The members of these formations were members of underground military associations. The conditions were also important prevailing in Poland and on the possible Eastern Front 181 and presence near the border with the Commonwealth of a very strong Red Army cavalry, constituting a factor of the directed maneuver, among others against Poland. From the first order to the Polish Army issued on November 12, 1918 by Józef Piłsudski:[10]. In the period from 2 September 1938 to 28 May 1950, was in force the Act of 9 April 1938 on universal compulsory military service (Journal of Laws No. During the World War, attempts at Polish military formations were made in various places and conditions. September 30. In Lwów, in the final game of the, December 4. It was headed by the president, and the general became his deputy Armed Forces Inspector. Snowstorms across Poland make railroads impassable, February 18. The Polish Army entering Zaolzie in 1938 On 22 September, Chamberlain, about to board his plane to go to Germany for further talks at Bad Godesberg , told the press who met him there that "My objective is peace in Europe, I trust this trip is the way to that peace."